Sophomore Kyle Wiltjer has been named the Southeastern Conference Player of the Week after scoring 19 points and recording six rebounds, three blocks and two assists in a72-69 victory over Maryland. Wiltjer led the Wildcats with 19 points on 6-of-9 shooting including a 4-for-6 clip from 3-point range. The four 3-pointers rank as a career…
Jarrod Polson the hero in season-opening win
Player of the game: Jarrod Polson. With Kentucky having trouble taking care of the ball in spurts during both the first half and second half, Polson came in and played 22 minutes as point guard Ryan Harrow struggled to get things going for UK after battling illness this week in practice. Polson came in and immediately…
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Maryland
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Maryland
Kentucky hangs on for 72-69 win over Terps
Junior guard Jarrod Polson scored 10 points – three more than he had in his career at Kentucky – and made the clinching free throws with 7.7 seconds to play as the third-ranked Wildcats held off a furious second-half rally by Maryland for a 72-69 victory Friday night. Kyle Wiltjer, a sophomore, led Kentucky with…
Two Wildcats selected preseason All-SEC by coaches
In a vote by Southeastern Conference head coaches, Nerlens Noel and Alex Poythress were named to the preseason All-SEC teams as announced by the league office on Friday. Noel was voted to the first team, while Poythress was named to the second team. Noel averaged 16.0 points and 7.5 rebounds in UK’s two-game exhibition schedule…
Bill Keightley remembered daily by fans
Sitting at a desk atop the steps of the Joe Craft Center is Karen Marlowe, a staff assistant at UK Athletics’ administrative office, or a bouncer of sorts, she said. She welcomes guests daily, often for media-related purposes. But, ever so often, names that have gone down in the record books for UK basketball pay…
Julius Mays’ leadership boosts Cats in 74-28 win
Shirley Butler didn’t put up with nonsense, and when Julius Mays acted out, his mother wasn’t afraid to let him know it. “She told me with not her voice,” Mays said Monday after his 14-point game helped lead Kentucky to a 74-28 exhibition win against Transylvania. “She told me in other ways.” Mays hasn’t resorted…
Complete video highlights of Kentucky vs. Transylvania
Complete video highlights of Kentucky vs. Transylvania
Boxscore and Game Notes: Kentucky vs. Transylvania (Ex.)
Go here for boxscore. This was Kentucky’s final exhibition game. This was the second-straight year that Kentucky and Transylvania played an exhibition. From 1903-11, the teams played 14 regular-season games and split seven each. Kentucky has won its last 20 exhibition games. UK opens the regular season Fri. Nov. 9 against Maryland in the Barclays…
Cats cruise past Transylvania in final exhibition
Julius Mays spurred a 19-4 second-half run with three 3-pointers before leaving with a leg strain, freshman Nerlens Noel scored 15 points and No. 3 Kentucky held Transylvania to 10 points after intermission for a 74-28 exhibition victory Monday night. The Wildcats’ high-profile freshmen combined for 42 points with Willie Cauley-Stein getting 12, Archie Goodwin 10 andAlex Poythress five. Sophomore Ryan Harrow added 12 points…